Bike carrier with good clearance

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Thinking of taking along a mountain bike to Colorado later this summer. We may be cruising some easier passes, so I might let my daughter take the wheel for a bit and do a bit of riding. Does anyone have suggestions for a rack that will hold the bike good and tight and up high enough that I don't accidentally drag it through tougher stuff if we happen to get into it? No hitch on my Jeep, so it will need to be spare tire mounted, I think. I am pretty sure just about anything will suffice if I just add some extra straps to snug it tight to the tire, but just curious if anyone in the group has some first hand experience.
Thanks!

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If you're mounting off the spare tire, I don't think you're going to have any issues with clearance. Other than maybe that a bike on a rack is wider than a TJ, so you have to keep the sides out of the obstacles and brush.

I use a hitch-mounted rack all the time, but I don't take it out on anything more rugged than a moderately civilized fire road. You lose a lot of departure angle with a hitch-mounted rack, although some hitch-mounted racks are better than others.

Spare tire racks sit a lot higher, and generally tighter to the rear end.

(Edit) That's a Thule rack, in case you're wondering.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009NN6MN4/?tag=wranglerorg-20